Telephone-receiver holder.



G. J. THOMAS. TELEPHONE RECEIVER HOLDER.

urucuxon rmm um. 14, 1907.

901,850. I I Patented 0ct.20,1908.

-' If Gwye Zion/as JIVVENTOR v I .3 9, a, 15% 6 g Attorney.

v invention consists of certain novel construcr termi mte e perspective view of--thedetachable bearing 30 ".tlie'preseer member. Fig. Cl is a fragmentary viewof the bracket, showln the clamp de- Wiceiormed on the lower {end UNITED STATES igrnur OFFICE.

GEORGE .l. THOMAS, SF NEW YORK. N. Y.

TELEPHQNFi-REUEIVER HQLEJEIL.

T'NO; 901,850.

figaeeiricetion of Lettere Potent.

ltetentcrl fict. 20, 1 908.

Application mm .dfiwilfiii M, not. other exotic.

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be itirnown that 1, German 5. Tino'unn, subject of the King of llnglund, res u New York, in the county of New Yo; State of New York, have new and useful:Improvements in Tel 3)" l Receiver Holders. of which the Honing is j a specification, reference beinghed therein 1 to the eccompa-nyin drawing. i This invention re ates to an improvement 1 in telephonerecciver holders, and has object the provision of means for fecili the supporting of a telephone-recei'ver; 1' by permitting a person to carry on :1 C011" Versation over a Wire Without employing his hands for supporting the holder.

With' this and other objects in View, the

tions, combinations, and arrangements of :pe'rts, as will be. hereinafter fully described. and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a View in front elevation ofn device constructed in accordance with. the present invention. Fig" 2- is a top plan view'of the structure depicted inFig. 1.. i 3 is a'fra entziry View of the bracket. gig. 4 is e ragmentary View of the inner end of the arm. Fig. 5' is a and the nut. Fig. 6 is a perspective view oithereof; :Referring to the drawings, 1 .esignetcs the standardotl on ordinary desk telephone, which standard constitutes a support. The receiver-rest 2 is of the ordinary type.

My'holder comprises a bracket 2, curved, preferably, at 3, and terminating in it clump device '42, formed upon its lower end lhe clzundevice comprises a primary "member 6 one on auxiliary member 6. The primary unembo'rfiis prov ded with a curved or semi- ,cylindrficel body 7, *and" the auxiliary 3116111 be'r 6-isalso gproyidedwith e'curved or semi cylindrical body 8; The primary In ember "tits nerend contiguous to shot shoulder 9 is normally git d V the Ii nerJ-cndnf"theumxiliery The primaryinember iswpirov y ,a' feces-18$ or socket- 10 into which projects the Mg or [pin 111?, which log or pin 1s integral'withytlie inner face-or wall oi the auxiliary lneiiiberfdfl screw 1%;1'5 placed iuun aperture fOID'IQCl 'lIl thc'uu? 1l-y -1u'rymen1bei (h undflsu'ldscrew-1s adopted to be tl'ireaded into it registering werture 13 formed in the primary member.5. The portilitimember 5, thereby clamping the bracket 2 upon the support 1 or telephone.

lit is sometimes desirable to place a piece it iormed of felt, rubber, or any flexible muisrial, around the telephone or support 1 rior to jilecing the clamp thereon, for pro- Ling clump from mz'trring or 0therc injurii'lg the telephone or support.

inc upper end of the bracket 3 is bifurceted, thereby producing verticolextensions 15,. 15, each of which is provided with a horizontal uperturefitl. Extending laterally ITQITl'iDlECkGlZ 21s a horizontal, auxiliary ,hreeiret l7; Integral with the auxiliary bracket 17 is vertical, cylindrical body 18, in whichisslidebly mounted a plunger 19, which plunger 19 is, preferably, provided st its upper end lower ends with suitable heads 20. The lower head 20 normally cngages therest 2. A yielding member, preferably, a coil spring 21, is mounted upon the plunger 19 .betu'een the upper end of the cylindrical body -18 and. the upper head 20. y

This spring 21-normelly exerts an upward pressure upon the upper h'eadYQO'lmd' thereby prevents the some frompresslng down uyon rest 2, so that therest is free/to move w men pressure is removed from the upperhead 20.

The plvotally-mouuted arm is provided;

etits upper en'd'with u'clamp similar to the.

clamp 10 formed upon the lower end of the bracket 2-.., clump upon the arm 22 supports the receiver 23.

ilhe arm 22 provided with a horizontal, 1

prinniry port-b11245endiwith an auxiliary, substantially vertical portion 25. The vertb' eel portion 5 is :tor'rned at substantially right-entries to the horizontal portion 24,

and suidjnn-tiou 25 is positioned in a vertical piano. While the primary portion 24 1s positioned in a horizontal.- 'lunex whcn or b telephone is in use :It Wi 1, th mitcdthet the arineomnrlses aplurulity of .portnins tllSPOSGClfflt rlght anglcs to each other, andythitt by reason of the structure of said arm, the"receiver when in use, is positioned in"frohtundto one side ofthcmouth pieceflliyso tliut the operator can place .zr against-the receiver and his mouth ne tr the mouth piece and carry on a couversut-i 11 while luslnmds'ere free. i

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The primary portion 24; of the arm 22 is rovided near its inner end with an annular, integral flange or hearing portion 27, which flange or hearing portion is integral with a reduced bearing portion 28. The bearing portion 28 is normally positioned in one of the apertures 16 of the bifurcated portion of the braekehwhile the squared portion 2% positiohcd between the bifurcated portions 15. The integral screw or threaded member 29 extends through the other aperture of the bifurcated portion of the bracket, and positioned upon this screw, or threaded member 29 .is a detachable bearing 30. Threaded upon the extreme outer end of the screw or threaded member 29, is a nut 31, which may be formed in any suitable structure and ornamentally decorated, if desired. The detachable bearing 30 comprises a main or primary portion 32 hearing against the outer 'face of the bifurcated portion, while the reduced bearing portion is positioned. in one of the apertures 16, the same as the reduced bearing portion 28. Horizontal pins or lugs 34 are integral with the inner face of the reduced bearing portion 33, and these pins 34 project into socket-s or recesses 35 formed in the squared or polygonal portion 29, whereby the detachable bearing, when assembled with the arm, is secured against independent rotary movement with respect to said arm; the same is also true of the presser member 36. The presser member 36 comprises a body portion 37. The body portion 37 is provided with a squared, horizontal aperture 38, through which on tends the squared portion 29 of the integral I bearing portion of the arm 22. It will be obvious that by reason of the squared portion 29 and the squared aperture 38, said presser member is held against independent, rotary movement with respect to the arm 22. Furthermore, this squared structure of the bearing and the aperture constitutes a polygonal structure or key for locking the prcsser gonal-structure or key for locking the presser member upon the rotatable arm 22. Ere tending in opposite directions from the body, and, preferably, forinedin parallel planes, are spurs 39 and 40. The spur 39 is adapted to engage the upper head 20 of plunger 19, when portion 25 of arm 22 is placed in a substantially horizontal plane. This position of the portion 25 isassumed when the tele phone is not in use. When the telephone is in use, Fig. 1, the spur 40 bears against portion tl 0 bracket 2, for limiting the outward pivotal movement of the arm. It will, therefore, be seen that the arm is provided with spurs, one of which actuates the presser member for holding down the rest 2, while the other spur limits the pivotal movement of the arm and retains said arm in position for holding the receiver 23 horizontal.

While I have shown an ordinary desk porting means, pivotally bracket,

eoieeo telephone carrying my device,'any suitable support may be employed, when it is desired to attach the device to a wall telephone.

What I claim is: 1

1. A telephone-receiver holder, comprising a bracket provided at its upper end with a bifurcated portion, an arm pivotally mounted upon the bifurcated portion of said bracket, a plunger, means supporting said plunger upon said bracket, a spur carried by said arm within the bifurcated portion of said bracket, said spur adapted to engage said plunger, and telephone-receiver sup porting means formed upon said arm.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a bracket, of a horizontal, auxiliary bracket secured to said bracket, a vertical, hollow portion secured to said auxiliary bracket, a spring-pressed plunger mounted in said vertical, hollow portion, an arm provided with receiver-supmounted upon said and means carried by said arm and capable of being held away from said plunger and adapted to engage and press down upon said plunger.

telephonereceiver holder, eomprising a bracket, a springpressed plunger car'- riedby said bracket, telephone-receiver holder-arm pivotaily mounted upon said bracket, and means carried by said arm and capable of being held away from said plunger and adapted to actuate the same.

' 4. A telephone-receiver holder, comprising a bracket provided with a bifurcated end, a plunger supported upon saidbracket, an arm journaled upon the bifurcated end of said bracket, a presser member positioned within the bifurcated end of said bracket and secured against independent rotary movement upon'said arm, said presser member comprising a body provided with a squared aperture afndfsaid body with spurs extending in opposite directions, and reeeiverholder carrying means supported by said arm.

A telephone-receiver ing a bracket, an gral bearing and an integral, squared portion, jourua-ed upon said bracket, a detachable bcaring journaled upon said bracket, means securing said d etachable bearing to said arm against independent rotary movement, a spur means securing said spur to the squared portion of said arm, means for actuating a l'QlOpllOl'lQ-TGSt carried by said bracket and adapted to be operated by said spur, and receiver-supporting means carried by said arm.

6. A telephone-receiver holder, .comprising a bracket, an arm pivotally mounted upon said bracket, said arm provided with a squared portion and with an integral threaded member, a detachable member provided with horizontal pins positioned upon holder, comprisprovided arm provided with an inte- BEST AVAILABLE Corr said threaded member, said pins extending squared portion of said arm and adapted to engage said bodily movable rest engaging means, and means for supporting a telephone-receiver upon. said arm.

/ 7.v A telephone receiver holder, comprising a bracket, an arm extending transversely through and rotatably mounted upon bracket, vertically-movable means carried to one side of said bracket and supported thereon, and. adapted to engagk-a and press down upon a rest said arm provided with means capable of being entirely removed off of said vertically-niovable rest-engaging means and normally adapted to engage said verticallymovable means for messing down upon a rest, and receiver-supporting means carried. by the outer or upper .end of said arm.

A telephone receiver holder, comprisinga bracket, an auxiliary bracket provided With a vertical apertured-portion car ried by said bracket, a spring-pressed plunger positioned within the aperture of said auxiliary bracket, an arm journaled in said bracket tlllu extending outwardly therefrom, a member providedn'ith projections or. spurs fixedly seen rd to said arm, one of said spurs adapted to engage said bracket and limit pivotal movement of the arm thereon, and

the other spur adapted to engage the plunger. for pressing down upon a rest when the device ia not in use, and a receiver-holder carrying-means secured to the outer end of said arm.

9. A telephone receiver holder, comprising a bracket or support, a rest-cngagil'ig memsaid I said rest-engaging member be'r slidabiy mounted upon said bracket, an arm journaled upon said bracket, a pressermember fixedly secured to said arm and adapted to engage said slidable member, said resser member comprising a body vided with a square aperture, and sai body provided with .spurs extending in opposite directions, and a receiver-holder carryingmeans supported by said arm.

10. Atelephone receiver liolder-,eomprising a bracket or support, a rest-engaging member movably mounted upon said bracket, an arm rotatably mounted upon said bracket, a presser-member secured to said arm and provided with a plurality of spurs or exten sions, one of said extensions adapted to hold the arm in an adjusted position, and the other spunadapted to engage and press upon hen said arm is 111 an inoperativepositioir, and receiver holder carrying means supported upon said arm.

111. A telephone receiver holder, compris ing a bracket, an arm provided with an integral bearing and an integral square por-. tion, jonrnaled upon said bracket, a detachable bearing upon said bracket, means securing said detachable bearing to said square portion, a spur fixedly secured to said square port-ion, means foractuating a telephmierest carried by said bracket and adapted to be actuated by said spur, and said arm provided with means for supporting an object thereon.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two \vitnesscs.

GEORGE J; THOMAS.

\Vitnesses Enwann J. hlnmcnrrir, Homes M. GAYLORD.

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